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24 alternatives to PixiJS

The HTML5 Creation Engine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PixiJS launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Canvas engines performance comparison – PixiJS, Two.js, and Paper.js▲193

   Render multiple moving rectangles to compare a number of canvas engines.

   2020 · benchmarks.slaylines.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pixi.js▲75

   Fast lightweight 2D library that works across all devices

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   p5.js▲202

   JS library for creating graphic and interactive experiences

   2015 · p5js.org · its alternatives →

4. 4AS
   A simple infinite world in WebGL▲181

   2016 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AnyPixels.js▲198

   A web-friendly way for anyone to build unusual displays

   2016 · googlecreativelab.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6MW
   Mixing WebGL and HTML, Both Rendered Out in React▲129

   2019 · subdued-health.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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   Pixiko▲156

   A simple way to create stunning & engaging videos

   2021 · pixiko.com · its alternatives →

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   pixxel▲276

   browser screenshots that don't suck

   2025 · getpixxel.com · its alternatives →

9. 9MF
   My first WebGL demo, the first self-extracting PNG ever?▲101

   2011 · demoseen.com · its alternatives →

10. 10BA
    Bloom – A shadcn like UI library for Elixir and Phoenix▲189

    I've been writing Elixir for 5 years and made plenty of sites with Phoenix and LiveView but my biggest gripe has always been with the lack of quality UI components available. The JS ecosystem has so many, and it's the one thing I miss from being primarily a React & Node developer. So this is my attempt at bringing some pretty and useful components most applications need to Phoenix projects to try and fill in the gaps between what makes LiveView such a productive joy to work with. The library is very very raw and requires some initial clean up so PRs are very welcome to tidy up the DX as well…

    2024 · bloom-ui.fly.dev · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Voxel Engine▲113

    Voxel-engine in Javascript. Contribute to Lallassu/voxelengine3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Repaint – a WebGL based website builder▲236

    Hey HN! We're Ben and Izak, founders of Repaint (YC S23). Repaint is like Figma, but for creating real websites. It has panning, zooming, and dragging elements around. The settings closely follow html/css. We think an open canvas is a big improvement over other website builders. Everything is easier: styling, consistency, responsiveness… But making it work was hard! We thought HN would appreciate the tech behind it: - A custom WebGL rendering engine (w/text, shadows, blurs, gradients, & opacity groups) - A partial implementation of the css spec - A custom text editor & text shaper…

    2024 · repaint.com · its alternatives →

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    An ASCII 3D Rendering Engine▲211

    Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.

    Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →

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    Pixie▲200

    Optimize Webflow CMS and e-commerce product images at scale

    2023 · trypixie.io · its alternatives →

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    Pixilart▲107

    A drawing app for delightfully retro pixel art

    2015 · pixilart.net · its alternatives →

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    A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

    Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    3D Renderer Built using 2D HTML Canvas▲54

    2017 · vivekseth.com · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Insight, a Debugging Toolkit for Chrome▲72

    A helpful Chrome extension for WebGL development. Contribute to 3Dparallax/insight development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Isomer▲73

    Isometric graphics library for HTML5 canvas

    2014 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A CSS 3D Engine (no WebGL)▲80

    A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms. - GitHub - layoutit/polycss: A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms.

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Coherent UI▲89

    HTML5 GUI designed for real-time applications and games

    2015 · coherent-labs.com · its alternatives →

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    PixiEditor▲97

    Build any brush you can imagine with nodes

    2025 · pixieditor.net · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Studio▲7

    3D Graphics Editor for Web Browser

    2017 · webglstudio.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ReactGlobe▲75

    Build interactive globe visualizations with ease 🌎

    2019 · react-globe.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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